The paper, composed for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, examines the various implications and possible solutions of Alzheimer’s disease in society. It begins with a briefing on the numerous physiological characteristics of the disease and continues with a dissertation of the current treatments and possible future treatments, with the aid of early detection techniques. Furthermore, the paper also discusses the relationship of the disease with other disorders and assesses the socioeconomic impacts of Alzheimer’s presently, with a conjecture on possible future techniques.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Castro, Ivy Bartolo
• Shukla, Shashank
• Wang, Ting Ting
• Glavin, Shane Michael

Subject

• Security
• Health
• Well-Being
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030212-153656

Keyword

• Mental health
• Medical care

Advisor

• Stroe, Izabela RC
• Adams, David S.

Year

• 2012

Date created

• 2012-03-02

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-31